title: Quality measures for congenital and pediatric cardiac surgery.
abstract: This article presents 21 "Quality Measures for Congenital and Pediatric Cardiac Surgery" that were developed and approved by the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) and endorsed by the Congenital Heart Surgeons' Society (CHSS). These Quality Measures are organized according to Donabedian's Triad of Structure, Process, and Outcome. It is hoped that these quality measures can aid in congenital and pediatric cardiac surgical quality assessment and quality improvement initiatives.
authors.affiliation: Division of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, The Congenital Heart Institute of Florida (CHIF), All Children's Hospital, Cardiac Surgical Associates of Florida (CSAoF), University of South Florida College of Medicine, St Petersburg and Tampa, FL, USA.
authors.forename: Jeffrey Phillip
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Jacobs
authors.forename: Marshall Lewis
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Jacobs
authors.forename: Erle H
authors.initials: EH
authors.lastname: Austin
authors.forename: Constantine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mavroudis
authors.forename: Sara K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Pasquali
authors.forename: Francois G
authors.initials: FG
authors.lastname: Lacour-Gayet
authors.forename: Christo I
authors.initials: CI
authors.lastname: Tchervenkov
authors.forename: Hal
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Walters
authors.forename: Emile A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Bacha
authors.forename: Pedro J Del
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Nido
authors.forename: Charles D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Fraser
authors.forename: J William
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Gaynor
authors.forename: Jennifer C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Hirsch
authors.forename: David L S
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Morales
authors.forename: Kamal K
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Pourmoghadam
authors.forename: James S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Tweddell
authors.forename: Richard L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Prager
authors.forename: John E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Mayer
keywords: database; outcomes; quality assessment; quality improvement